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Stefan Gierasch as Hal Moseley.

Stefan Gierasch (born 5 February 1926; age 98) is a highly prolific character actor made an appearance on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1991, playing Dr. Hal Moseley in the episode "A Matter of Time".

Born in New York City, Gierasch has performed on television and in film since the early 1950s, accumulating over 100 credits. One of his earliest TV appearances was a 1957 episode of Studio One entitled "Walk Down the Hill", in which he co-starred with TOS guest actor William Smithers. He also made his film debut that same year, co-starring with Paul Carr in the drama The Young Don't Cry. Since then, he has gone on to have supporting roles in numerous major feature films. Among these are the classic 1961 drama The Hustler, the classic comedy What's Up, Doc? (with Kenneth Mars and Graham Jarvis) and the western Jeremiah Johnson (starring Robert Redford), both in 1972, the 1973 western High Plains Drifter (co-starring Marianna Hill), the 1975 drama Cornbread, Earl and Me (co-starring Hal Baylor, Bernie Casey, Logan Ramsey, and Madge Sinclair), the 1976 horror movie Carrie, the 1976 comedy Silver Streak (co-starring Ray Walston), the 1979 sports drama The Champ (co-starring Elisha Cook, Jr.), the 1993 comedy Dave (with Frank Langella, Stephen Root and Robin Gammell), the 1994 comedy Junior (also with Frank Langella, as well as Alexander Enberg and Lawrence Tierney), and the 1995 thriller Murder in the First (starring Christian Slater and Brad Dourif).

Gierasch also appeared on such TV programs as The Untouchables (on which he worked with the likes of Stanley Adams, Frank Gorshin, Nehemiah Persoff, Davis Roberts, and Jason Wingreen), Gunsmoke (with France Nuyen and Charles Seel), Bonanza, The Mod Squad (starring Clarence Williams III and Tige Andrews), Kung Fu (with Keye Luke and Michael Pataki), Starsky and Hutch (starring David Soul), Barney Miller (starring Ron Glass, James Gregory, Gregory Sierra), Dallas (with Susan Howard and Morgan Woodward), and Fantasy Island (starring Ricardo Montalban and also guest-starring Ike Eisenmann and John Larroquette). His later TV credits include M*A*S*H (with David Ogden Stiers), Quincy (with Robert Ito and Garry Walberg), The Jeffersons, Falcon Crest (with Robert Foxworth), Murder, She Wrote (in an episode with Richard Cox and William Windom), Cheers (starring Kirstie Alley and Kelsey Grammer), The Practice (with Gregory Itzin), and ER (with Robert DoQui and Kieran Mulroney). This is just a handful of the TV series on which the prolific Gierasch has appeared. Besides these, he was also one of the many Star Trek alumni to appear in the 1986 mini-series Dream West. Among his co-stars on that series were F. Murray Abraham, Jeff Allin, Erich Anderson, John Anderson, Lee Bergere, James Cromwell, Michael Ensign, Jonathan Frakes, Alice Krige, Matt McCoy, Glenn Morshower, Fritz Weaver, Noble Willingham, and Anthony Zerbe.

Other Trek connections

TV Series

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode "Diagnosis: Danger" (1963) with Celia Lovsky
Dr. Kildare episode "Ship's Doctor" (1963) with John Fiedler
The Incredible Hulk episode "Deep Shock" (1980) with Sharon Acker
The Greatest American Hero episode "It's All Downhill from Here" (1982) with William Lucking
The Twilight Zone episode "A Small Talent for War" (1986) with Fran Bennett and John Glover
Father Dowling Mysteries episode "The Confidence Mystery" (1990) with Stanley Kamel and Ed Lauter
Tales from the Crypt episode "Lower Berth" (1990) with John Kassir and Mark Rolston

Mini-series

Captains and the Kings (1976) with John de Lancie, Cliff deYoung, Richard Herd, Harvey Jason, Kermit Murdock, and Bill Quinn
The Winds of War (1983) with Peter Brocco, Michael Ensign, Ken Lynch, Byron Morrow, George Murdock, Lawrence Pressman, Logan Ramsey, and Davis Roberts

Film

The New Centurions (1972) with James B. Sikking and Ed Lauter
Blood Beach (1981) with Marianna Hill and Ian Abercrombie
Jack the Bear (1993) with Bert Remsen

External Links

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 '''Stefan Gierasch''' {{born|5|February|1926}} is a highly prolific character actor made an appearance on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' in [[1991 productions|1991]], playing [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Hal Moseley]] in the episode "[[A Matter of Time]]".
-[[Star Trek birthdays|Born]] in [[New York City]], Gierasch has performed on [[television]] and in [[film]] since the early 1950s, accumulating over 100 credits. One of his earliest TV appearances was a 1957 episode of ''Studio One'' entitled "Walk Down the Hill", in which he co-starred with [[TOS]] guest actor [[William Smithers]]. He also made his film debut that same year, co-starring with [[Paul Carr]] in the drama ''The Young Don't Cry''. Since then, he has gone on to have supporting roles in numerous major feature films. Among these are the classic 1961 drama ''The Hustler'', the classic [[humor|comedy]] ''What's Up, Doc?'' (with [[Kenneth Mars]] and [[Graham Jarvis]]) and the western ''Jeremiah Johnson'' (starring Robert Redford), both in 1972, the 1973 [[western]] ''High Plains Drifter'' (co-starring [[Marianna Hill]]), the 1975 drama ''Cornbread, Earl and Me'' (co-starring [[Hal Baylor]], [[Bernie Casey]], [[Logan Ramsey]], and [[Madge Sinclair]]), the 1976 [[horror movie]] ''Carrie'', the 1976 comedy ''Silver Streak'' (co-starring [[Ray Walston]]), the 1979 sports drama ''The Champ'' (co-starring [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]]), the 1993 comedy ''Dave'' (with [[Frank Langella]], [[Stephen Root]] and [[Robin Gammell]]), the 1994 comedy ''Junior'' (also with Frank Langella, as well as [[Alexander Enberg]] and [[Lawrence Tierney]]), and the 1995 thriller ''Murder in the First'' (starring [[Christian Slater]] and [[Brad Dourif]]).
+[[Star Trek birthdays|Born]] in [[New York City]], Gierasch has performed on television and in [[film]] since the early 1950s, accumulating over 100 credits. One of his earliest TV appearances was a 1957 episode of ''Studio One'' entitled "Walk Down the Hill", in which he co-starred with [[TOS]] guest actor [[William Smithers]]. He also made his film debut that same year, co-starring with [[Paul Carr]] in the drama ''The Young Don't Cry''. Since then, he has gone on to have supporting roles in numerous major feature films. Among these are the classic 1961 drama ''The Hustler'', the classic [[humor|comedy]] ''What's Up, Doc?'' (with [[Kenneth Mars]] and [[Graham Jarvis]]) and the western ''Jeremiah Johnson'' (starring Robert Redford), both in 1972, the 1973 [[western]] ''High Plains Drifter'' (co-starring [[Marianna Hill]]), the 1975 drama ''Cornbread, Earl and Me'' (co-starring [[Hal Baylor]], [[Bernie Casey]], [[Logan Ramsey]], and [[Madge Sinclair]]), the 1976 [[horror movie]] ''Carrie'', the 1976 comedy ''Silver Streak'' (co-starring [[Ray Walston]]), the 1979 sports drama ''The Champ'' (co-starring [[Elisha Cook, Jr.]]), the 1993 comedy ''Dave'' (with [[Frank Langella]], [[Stephen Root]] and [[Robin Gammell]]), the 1994 comedy ''Junior'' (also with Frank Langella, as well as [[Alexander Enberg]] and [[Lawrence Tierney]]), and the 1995 thriller ''Murder in the First'' (starring [[Christian Slater]] and [[Brad Dourif]]).
 Gierasch also appeared on such TV programs as ''The Untouchables'' (on which he worked with the likes of [[Stanley Adams]], [[Frank Gorshin]], [[Nehemiah Persoff]], [[Davis Roberts]], and [[Jason Wingreen]]), ''Gunsmoke'' (with [[France Nuyen]] and [[Charles Seel]]), ''Bonanza'', ''The Mod Squad'' (starring [[Clarence Williams III]] and [[Tige Andrews]]), ''Kung Fu'' (with [[Keye Luke]] and [[Michael Pataki]]), ''Starsky and Hutch'' (starring [[David Soul]]), ''Barney Miller'' (starring [[Ron Glass]], [[James Gregory]], [[Gregory Sierra]]), ''Dallas'' (with [[Susan Howard]] and [[Morgan Woodward]]), and ''Fantasy Island'' (starring [[Ricardo Montalban]] and also guest-starring [[Ike Eisenmann]] and [[John Larroquette]]). His later TV credits include ''M*A*S*H'' (with [[David Ogden Stiers]]), ''Quincy'' (with [[Robert Ito]] and [[Garry Walberg]]), ''The Jeffersons'', ''Falcon Crest'' (with [[Robert Foxworth]]), ''Murder, She Wrote'' (in an episode with [[Richard Cox]] and [[William Windom]]), ''Cheers'' (starring [[Kirstie Alley]] and [[Kelsey Grammer]]), ''The Practice'' (with [[Gregory Itzin]]), and ''ER'' (with [[Robert DoQui]] and [[Kieran Mulroney]]). This is just a handful of the TV series on which the prolific Gierasch has appeared. Besides these, he was also one of the many ''Star Trek'' alumni to appear in the 1986 mini-series ''Dream West''. Among his co-stars on that series were [[F. Murray Abraham]], [[Jeff Allin]], [[Erich Anderson]], [[John Anderson]], [[Lee Bergere]], [[James Cromwell]], [[Michael Ensign]], [[Jonathan Frakes]], [[Alice Krige]], [[Matt McCoy]], [[Glenn Morshower]], [[Fritz Weaver]], [[Noble Willingham]], and [[Anthony Zerbe]].